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9961. Add MS 53031 J

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Title:
'Cheek and Plant, or, The (Sauce) Source of the Nile', by F. Fenton.
Scope & Content:
Described as a 'Burlesque burletta' on folio 1. Licence sent 9 April 1864 for performance at the Victoria. The name of the theatre lessees noted as Messrs [Frederick] Frampton and Fenton on folio 1. MS in two hands. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
Extent:

70 folios.

9962. Add MS 53032 K

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Title:
'Helen Porter, a secret of the sewers of London', by F. Marchant.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 14 May 1864 for performance at the City of London. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1864
Extent:

30 folios

9963. Add MS 53037 C

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Title:
'The Baronet abroad and the rustic prima donna', by F. L. Horne.
Scope & Content:
Musical drama in one act. Licence sent 31 October 1864 for performance at St James's. The copyist noted as 'Thomas Joseph Anderson, The Cottage, Elliot's Row, St George's Road, Southwark' on folio 1v. The play was published by Lacy's (vol 65).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:

21 folios.

9964. Add MS 53038 BB

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Title:
'Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, or, Harlequin and the happy valley', by J. B. Buckstone.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime, partly founded on Dr Johnson's well-known tale. Licence sent 24 December 1864 for performance at the Alexandra Theatre, Bradford. Partly printed (n.d.), the script consisting of printed pages pasted into a notebook which contains extensive manuscript additions. MS in two hands. Nicoll...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1864
Extent:

38 folios.

9965. Add MS 53038 C

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Title:
'Little busy bee, or, The old woman of Threadneedle Street', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 15 December 1864 for performance at the Britannia. The name of the theatre proprietor, Mr Samuel Lane, is noted on folio 1. Folios 21-27 consist of comic scenes. The attribution of the play to C. H. Hazlewood is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recor...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1864
Extent:

27 folios.

9966. Add MS 53038 J

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Title:
'The bronze horse, or, The demon gnome of the silver mine', by R. Soutar.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 17 December 1864 for performance at the Marylebone. The lessee of the theatre is noted as J. Arnold Cave on folio 1v.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1864
Extent:

18 folios.

9967. Add MS 53039 B

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Title:
'The battle of the heart, or, The pirate merchant', by J. H. Wilkins
Scope & Content:
Drama in five acts. Licence sent 12 January 1865 for performance at the City of London. The dramatist is also noted as the author of 'Civilization', 'St Mark', 'Egyptian', etc., on folio 1.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1865
Extent:

47 folios.

9968. Add MS 53039 I

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Title:
'The wrongs of Poland, or, The patriots of 1863', by S. Hastings
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 6 February 1865 for performance at the Victoria. Messrs [Frederick] Frampton and Fenton noted as the lessees of the theatre on folio 1. Act III is in a different hand from acts I and II. The attribution of the play to S. Hastings is taken from Nicoll, the name o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1865
Extent:

89 folios.

9969. Add MS 53040 D

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Title:
'Cahill euve dha rhug, or, He of the red hand', by T. Lyon.
Scope & Content:
Irish drama in three acts. Licence sent 22 February 1865 for performance at the Victoria. Each act is in a different hand. Messrs [Frederick] Frampton and Fenton noted as the theatre lessees on folio 1. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to T. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1865
Extent:

91 folios.

9970. Add MS 53043 E

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Title:
'The idle apprentice, or, The two roads of life', by F. Marchant.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 31 May 1865 for performance at the City of London. The name of the theatre lessee, Mr Nelson Lee, is noted on folio 1. The attribution of the play to F. Marchant is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1865
Extent:

21 folios.